Device for raising sunken vessels.



O. GUYOR & P. E. BANKER.

DEVICE FOR RAISING SUNKEN VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1912.

1,039,276. Patented Sept. 24, 1912 J I j 2' 1; Y 7 l I I j 'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIA Witnesses Attorneys OLIVER GUYOR AND FRANK E. BANK-ER, OF SUMAS. WASHINGTON.

DEVICE FOR RAISING SUNKEN VESSELS.

Specification of Letters Patent *ntoutod Sopt. 24, 1912.

Appl cation filed May 15. 1912. Serial No. 691 577.

Be it known that we. ()Ln'm: (il'ittlt and FRANK Il. BANKER. oitizons of tho l nito l Htntos. rosiding at Sunnis. in tho oounty ot' \Ylmtooln. Htnto ot \Vzi hington. l'nn'o in vented a now and uso't'ul Dovioo for this ing Sunkon ossolm of which tho Following is n spooitiov ion.

()no ohjoot of tho ptosont invontion is to proiido hoz'ol moansto! oporni-ii'oly oonnooting tho hoisting lines with orioh othoi and with tho sunken vessel.

A ttn'thot' ohjeot of tho invontion is to provido noi'ol moans for opoi'ntii'oly ('onnor-tin tho hoisting linos with tho pontoon.

A turt'hoi' ohioot of tho invontion is to tn'oviilo singlo lontont oporntiyo nt on o :|-r n moans f r onno ting tho hoi ting lino and as n moans wholohy tho position of tho sunken \ossol niny ho shittod fUl'P-RINl-Wlfi.

\Vith tho t'oi'ogoing Itlltl othor ol'ijot-ts in i'iow. whit-h will appoint as tho dosm'iption ])I't tt(l\. tho invontion rosidos in tho oon1hinati n and :H'I'tlllQHtH'ltt of parts and in tho dotnils ot' oonsti'uotion horoinnt'toi' do orihod and ohiimorh it hoing nndoi'slood thatohangos in tho nooiw omhodiinont ot'ii1\'on tion horoin disotosod nn ho nmrlo within tho soo io of what is ohih'nod without dopni'tin g' from tho spirit of tho invontion.

In tho i?i;i\\'in y- "t igni'o l hotho in \ontion in sootionnl sido olo'tnt ion, pnrt'sh' ing TH'Uk H away: his. 2 is :1 side olovntion of tho onltlo Int-k. parts hoing ln-olcon nwny: Fig. t is n t'i'nnsvo x o sot-tion ot tho onhhlooh'; Fig. 4 is n [HWNtlWllH' ot' ono ot tho dogs oonstitntin}: :i inn-t ot th t-ztlto looh: Fig. 5 is it top phin of tho (-nhhitH'kI l i i is n ido olotntion ot tho oyo through whioh th hoisting linm nr'o 'mssod; and Fig. 7 is a top pint: of tho too In tho :i 'oonipnnying dmwinuz. tho on moral l indiontos a p ntoon itlfnl itl with air (()lll[ :lt'llllt'lll 2 nnd with n wot! Tho ninnoi'nl t imlionto tho (-;u'li;1o.--; whit-h oxtond tl':u|s\oi' ot of tho pontoon :nul i'oinforoo tho sumo at tho hntoh It whioh for-mod at. tho top of tho woll 3.

The Immoral t3 indi -zit'os tho snnhon \ossol.

Supported upon tho (look of th pontoon l iii-o a plurality of onhlo looks 7. Each cablo lock 7 oonnn'isos a body 8 and an outstanding flange fl whioh is preferably se cured to the car-lines 4. Through the body 8 of the. oable lock and through the flange 9 thereof extends a slot 10 across which prot l l i l Tho hoisting llno :iro donotol In tho nu1nornl 22 and 2'1. Tho hoistiog lino '22 is inndo tint :lt ono on l in no of tho lowoiozii's 20 of tho oyo l as indi ni d nt 2 'lhonoo tho hoiwting lino J2 pnsw along tho F-tilllltizllll sido (it tho \'o. .\'ol '1. around tho stonl. along t'ho o|'t v\ido ot tho \ossol shown :it 1-1 illttt thonoo. its shown nt L-n thr ugh tho oyo l tho hoist'in; li'npmsing thonoo :is indiontod :it it? liotw on tho dog" l-l. Tho hoisting" lino i nmdo inst to tho othor lowoi' ozn' ot tho oyo. and is oxtondod its indi atod at 27 along tho poi-t 1-;ido of tho \OSstfl and hononll: tho tnntnil. tho lino litill il prolongotl as shown :it 3 along tho stun hoard sido of tho \'(j 1 (l :lnd t'hono 2h :-ll(l\\'|l nt 1?) through tho oyo l8. tho hoisting lino 22 hoing (:tll'ittl as shown :it ltt hotwoon tho dogs lt ot tho othoi' onhlo looh.

In n'notionl o ;oi':|iioi|. tho t-xtroniitiw of tho hoi ting linos :62 and 22 two so -in'otl to :i win h upon a tug nnd tho oyo 18 i l woi-od hto position so :I.\' to town loops in tho hoisting linos i313 and 22 ndoptod to ongngo t;\tl tho l fltll nnit tho toi'n oi tho snnlton yossol as shown in Fig. 2. Tho :Iit' is lot out ot tho t Jl1|)t.l'1lI!t'llt. J in tho pontoon l and tho p ontoon is nttowod to ltlii. the pontoon iioing uphold by tho lino 2:2 and 22 whicl. oxtond to tho win h of tho tug boat. Tho linos 22 and 2'2, tho joik lines 31 and tho toi'o-nnd-at't hnos 32 um slacked away, permitting tho pontoon l to sink to tho dosii'od dopth, whoronpon tho loops in the hoisting lines 22 and 22 are engaged beneath the stem and stern of the vessel asjndicated in Fig. 1 The portions 26 and 30 of the hoisting lines are, as will be understood readily, engaged between the sel are towed into shallow water until the 1 vessel 6 fouls with the bottom whereupon the pontoon l is sunk and the operation above de--e1'|lu-d l repeated. \Ylicn the vessel (i has been elevated to the desired extent. supported by the pontoon; hoisting lines enthe vessel may he suuported between a pair of pontoons and be towed to the dryalook.

Attention is directetlto the fact that the loops in the hoisting lines 92 and '2') extend in opposite directions around the stem and the stern of the vessel. respectively. Thus. the vcs-el is lifted ofi' the bottom without shifting the position of the vessel. liy manipulatiitg the fore-anihaft lines 32 the vessel may be elevated at the stem or at the stern Should it be desired to slaclt away the hoisting lines '22 and '22 after the pontoon 1 has been sunk. this operation may be carried on by manipulating the jerk lines 31 from the tug boat so as to relieve the hold of the dogs l-t upon the hoisting lines 22 and 2d.

lt will be entirely obvious that if tor'a'ny reason. it is desired to release a sunken ves sel after the same has been lifted oil the bottom. this operation may be carried on without losing any part of the hoisting apparatus.

Having thus described the what is claimed is:

t. Mechanism for hoisting a sunken vessel, comprising an eye: separate, individually manipulal'ile hoisting lines secured each at one end to the. eye and having their other ends extended through the eye: and mutually independent means for rai ing; and lowering each end of the eye with respect to the horizontal. r

9. Mechanism for hoisting sunken vessels. comprising an eye hoisting lines: secured each at one end to the eye and having their other ends extended through the eye: and toreand-at't lines connected to the eve adjacent its ends and upwardly extenoed. the foreand-at't lines being adaptethto change the position of the eye with respect to the hot zontal. f

3. Mechanism for hoisting sunken vessels. eomprising a pontoon; loeks upon the poninvention,

toon; an-eye; hoisting lines secured each at one end to the eye and having their other ends extended upwardly through the eye and engaged with the locks; and fore-and at't lines secured to the eye and extended upwardl above the pontoon, the fore-and-aft lines l ieing n'tanipulable to alter the angle between the eye and the horizontal.

4. Mechanism for raising' sunken vessels comprising a pontoon provided with a well; locks located in alinement with the well and gag-ed with the locks and provided at. their lower ends with loops adapted to engage the vessel; and means assembled with the locks for releasing the hold of the locks upon the hoisting lines after the pontoon has been sunk.

5. Mechanism for hoisting sunken vessels, comprising a pontoon provided with a well; locks supported by the pontoon and alined with the well: an eye: hoisting lines engagged by th locks and extended through the eye the free ends of the hoisting lines being assembled with the ey thereby to form loops adapted to engage the vessel;

'fore-andaft lines connected with the eye and upwardly extended through the well; and operating members Connected with the locks and adapted to release the hold of the locks upon the hoisting lines after the pontoon has been sunk.

6. Mechanism for hoisting sunken vessels,

comprising a pontoon; locks carried by the pontoon and inc-hiding movable cable gri ping elements; hoisting lines engaged b t e movable elements; an eye through whic the hoisting lines are passed,.the ends of the 'in'iisting lines being secured to the eye to form loops adapted to engage the vessel;

fore-and-aft lines secured to the eye upon opposite sides of the hoistingilines and adapted to vary the position of the eye with respect. to the horizontal; and mocha. nism assembled with themovable elements of the locks for releasing the hold of the movable elements upon the-hoistin lines.

In testimony that we claim the ongoing as our own, we have here athxed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

:QLIVER GUYOR. FRANK E. BANKER:- \V i tnesses B. F. Dorm), LULU JANE Cannon. 

